Utility
Balanced
DTier
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Defense carry most of Chingling's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP45
D
Attack30
F
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def50
D
Speed45
D
Total285
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.2 m
0'08"Tiny
Weight0.6 kg
1.3 lbsFeather
Base XP57
Low Yield
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

This Pokémon gave me an excruciating headache when it seemingly cried out without making a sound. Perhaps there are some sounds that the human ear is simply incapable of hearing.

Legends: Arceus

Chingling Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Chingling for super-effective damage. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Chingling Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Psychic
Type ChartVulnerable
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-4
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
BugGhostDark
½xResist
FightingPsychic
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (2)
FightingPoison
How to Beat Chingling in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Annihilape
Annihilape
FightingGhost
A
Ghost is super effective against ChinglingView Annihilape →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

This is the baby stage. Chingling grows into Chimecho by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Chingling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Chingling
#433Chingling
High Friendship (Night)
Chimecho
#358Chimecho
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Chingling
Psychic
Chimecho
Psychic
HP
45
75+30
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
50
80+30
SP.ATK
65
95+30
SP.DEF
50
90+40
SPE
45
65+20
BST
285D-Tier
455C-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Chingling Best Moveset

Still unevolved, still relevant. Chingling's Eviolite bulk with spread EVs creates a defensive profile that punches above its stage. Levitate adds passive value. Cosmicpower gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Levitate
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Chingling
Modest+SPA

Chingling best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Attacker Moveset

  • Cosmic PowerSTAB
  • Stored PowerSTAB
  • RecoverRecovery
  • Energy Ball

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Chingling. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Psychic into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 7
Confusion
D5010025Psychic
Lv 10
Disarming Voice
D40—15Fairy
Lv 12
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 15
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 18
Screech
C—8540Normal
Lv 23
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
Lv 25
Wish
C——10Normal
Lv 29
Metal Sound
D—8540Steel
Lv 34
Psychic
A9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM06
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM130
Charge Beam
B509010Electric
TM91
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM92
Dazzling Gleam
D8010010Fairy
TM56
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM26
Energy Ball
A9010010Grass
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM60
Future Sight
C12010010Psychic
TM97
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
TM71
Hyper Voice
D9010010Normal
TM49
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM45
Knock Off
D6510020Dark
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM63
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
C8010010Psychic
TM31
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM51
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM48
Self-Destruct
C2001005Normal
TM74
Shadow Ball
A8010015Ghost
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM95
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM08
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM41
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM59
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Chingling doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Chingling can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Chingling in Legends: Z-A

Chingling can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Bring it over from Diamond, Platinum, or HeartGold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Chingling is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinumHeartGold

Chingling Guide

  • Get Chingling to Chimecho by leveling up. At 285 BST, Chingling is just the starting point.

  • You can find Chingling in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

  • Yes, Chingling is in Legends: Z-A. It shows up in 13 games across the series.

  • For Legends: Z-A, you can run Chingling through the first few routes without issues. 285 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Chimecho as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Chingling spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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